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  1. abdicate
    give up power, duties, or obligations
  2. abrogate
    revoke formally
  3. disseminate
    cause to become widely known
  4. expiate
    make amends for
  5. fabricate
    put together out of artificial or natural components
  6. gesticulate
    show, express, or direct through movement
  7. propitiate
    make peace with
  8. relegate
    assign to a lower position
  9. ruminate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  10. vitiate
    make imperfect
  11. egress
    the act or means of going out
  12. ingress
    the act of entering
  13. anomaly
    deviation from the normal or common order, form, or rule
  14. cataclysm
    a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
  15. equanimity
    steadiness of mind under stress
  16. hierarchy
    a series of ordered groupings within a system
  17. machination
    a crafty and involved plot to achieve your ends
  18. temerity
    fearless daring
  19. travesty
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
  20. truism
    an obvious statement of fact
  21. carnivorous
    relating to flesh-eating animals
  22. centrifugal
    tending to move away from the middle
  23. decadent
    relating to indulgence in something pleasurable
  24. defunct
    no longer in force or use; inactive
  25. inane
    devoid of intelligence
  26. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  27. incoherent
    without logical or meaningful connection
  28. moot
    of no legal significance, as having been previously decided
  29. perfidious
    tending to betray
  30. posthumous
    occurring or coming into existence after a person's death
  31. abet
    assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
  32. abridge
    lessen, diminish, or curtail
  33. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  34. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  35. elucidate
    make clear and comprehensible
  36. eschew
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
  37. expedite
    process fast and efficiently
  38. petrify
    change into stone
  39. reverberate
    ring or echo with sound
  40. satiate
    fill to satisfaction
  41. etymology
    a history of a word
  42. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  43. autonomy
    political independence
  44. calumny
    a false accusation of an offense
  45. felicity
    pleasing and appropriate manner or style
  46. innuendo
    an indirect and usually malicious implication
  47. paragon
    a perfect embodiment of a concept
  48. pedant
    a person who is preoccupied with rules and learning
  49. unanimity
    everyone being of one mind
  50. veracity
    unwillingness to tell lies
  51. succinct
    briefly giving the gist of something
  52. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  53. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
  54. cognizant
    having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization
  55. commensurate
    corresponding in size or degree or extent
  56. ebullient
    joyously unrestrained
  57. mandatory
    required by rule
  58. rapacious
    living by preying on other animals
  59. reprehensible
    bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
  60. sporadic
    recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances
  61. collaborate
    work together on a common enterprise or project
  62. accede
    yield to another's wish or opinion
  63. connive
    form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
  64. culminate
    end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
  65. exude
    release in drops or small quantities
  66. galvanize
    stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock
  67. infringe
    advance beyond the usual limit
  68. append
    fix to; attach
  69. jeopardize
    pose a threat to; present a danger to
  70. sully
    make dirty or spotty
  71. epicure
    a person who takes great pleasure in fine food and drink
  72. nemesis
    a personal foe or rival that cannot be easily defeated
  73. antithesis
    exact opposite
  74. avocation
    an auxiliary activity
  75. bureaucracy
    a government administered primarily by nonelective officials
  76. disparity
    inequality or difference in some respect
  77. increment
    the amount by which something increases
  78. kleptomaniac
    someone with an irrational urge to steal
  79. oligarchy
    a political system governed by a few people
  80. topography
    the configuration of a surface and its features
  81. blatant
    without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
  82. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  83. altruistic
    showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  84. benign
    kind in disposition or manner
  85. chronological
    relating to or arranged according to the order of time
  86. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  87. crass
    so unrefined as to be offensive or insensitive
  88. evasive
    avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger
  89. gratuitous
    unnecessary and unwarranted
  90. punctilious
    marked by precise accordance with details
  91. abjure
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  92. adjure
    command solemnly
  93. commiserate
    feel or express sympathy or compassion
  94. correlate
    bear a reciprocal or mutual relation
  95. deplete
    use up, as resources or materials
  96. defame
    charge falsely or with malicious intent
  97. disillusion
    the act of freeing from false belief
  98. dissemble
    behave unnaturally or affectedly
  99. domesticate
    make fit for cultivation and service to humans
  100. stabilize
    support and make steadfast
  101. misnomer
    an incorrect or unsuitable name
  102. nomenclature
    a system of words used to name things in a discipline
  103. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  104. caption
    brief description accompanying an illustration
  105. caucus
    meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
  106. harbinger
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  107. palliative
    moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
  108. reprobate
    a person without moral scruples
  109. retrospect
    contemplation of things past
  110. vertebrate
    animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton
  111. choleric
    characterized by anger
  112. avid
    marked by active interest and enthusiasm
  113. baleful
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  114. brazen
    not held back by conventional ideas of behavior
  115. convivial
    occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
  116. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
  117. inordinate
    beyond normal limits
  118. malleable
    capable of being shaped or bent
  119. palpable
    capable of being perceived
  120. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  121. avow
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  122. commute
    a regular journey to and from your place of work
  123. inaugurate
    commence officially
  124. align
    arrange so as to be parallel or straight
  125. enfranchise
    grant freedom to, as from slavery or servitude
  126. enunciate
    express or state clearly
  127. whet
    sharpen by rubbing
  128. ameliorate
    make better
  129. segregate
    divide from the main body or mass and collect
  130. transcend
    go beyond the scope or limits of
  131. colloquy
    formal conversation
  132. aborigine
    an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
  133. accouterment
    clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing
  134. amenity
    something that provides value, pleasure, or convenience
  135. appurtenance
    equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles
  136. exigency
    a pressing or urgent situation
  137. histrionics
    a performance of a play
  138. ramification
    a consequence, especially one that causes complications
  139. retribution
    a justly deserved penalty
  140. schism
    division of a group into opposing factions
  141. ingenious
    showing inventiveness and skill
  142. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  143. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  144. disaffected
    discontented as toward authority
  145. immutable
    not subject or susceptible to change or variation
  146. ineffable
    defying expression or description
  147. inimical
    tending to obstruct or cause harm
  148. irrelevant
    having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
  149. unobtrusive
    not undesirably noticeable
  150. unwitting
    not aware or knowing
  151. undulate
    move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
  152. inundate
    fill or cover completely, usually with water
  153. boycott
    refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization
  154. gambol
    play or run boisterously
  155. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  156. quibble
    evade the truth of a point by raising irrelevant objections
  157. stereotype
    a conventional or formulaic conception or image
  158. inculcate
    teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
  159. intercede
    act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
  160. inveigle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  161. perspicacity
    the ability to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly
  162. perspicuity
    clarity as a consequence of being easily understandable
  163. accomplice
    a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan
  164. anachronism
    locating something at a time when it couldn't have existed
  165. charlatan
    a flamboyant deceiver
  166. clemency
    leniency and compassion shown toward offenders
  167. idiosyncrasy
    a behavioral attribute peculiar to an individual
  168. infraction
    a violation of a law or rule
  169. lassitude
    a feeling of lack of interest or energy
  170. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  171. covert
    secret or hidden
  172. overt
    open and observable; not secret or hidden
  173. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  174. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  175. gauche
    lacking social poise or refinement
  176. sedulous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  177. specious
    plausible but false
  178. virulent
    extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
  179. unctuous
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
  180. vicarious
    experienced at secondhand
Created on 四月 23, 2013 (updated 四月 23, 2013)

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